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Korngold: Concerto; Rózsa: Concerto; Tema con variazioni; Waxman: "Carmen" Fantasy
from: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0090266175222
Label: RCA
Manufacturer: RCA
MPN: 61752
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA
Release Date: June 17, 1997
Studio: RCA
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Rating:  - Heifetz does in fact have a heart
I'm tired of reading reviews that pan Heifetz for either playing too fast or too coldly. Yes, sometimes I think he pushes the envelope a bit on tempo (the end of the first movement is a case in point), but lack of nuance? Missed opportunities for expression? Unless you are deaf, he has these in spades, albeit not always like other violinists. Perhaps that is the problem. He is unique in his sound and approach. Average, even very good violinists pull and yank at passages until the line of the music ... Read More
Rating:  - What price beauty?
Many years ago a friend of mine was studying music at USC, at the same time that Heifetz was on the teaching staff there. Heifetz was known to be so phobic about his image as a virtuoso that when he practiced in his home he would shut all the windows and pull all the blinds so that no one could ever hear him make a mistake.
Listening to this recording (especially of the Korngold) makes plain to me what that kind of mindset can produce; virtuosity, but at the price of beauty. In the Korngold ... Read More
Rating: - Masterful performances
The Rózsa violin concerto is one of my favorite pieces and this is, beyond all doubt, the best recorded performance of this far-too-neglected work. I do have one quibble with Maestro Heifitz's performance: he rushes the central theme of the middle movement a bit; I would love to have heard him "sing" it a bit more, at a slighltly slower tempo -- a bit more tenderness and longing -- because it is such a moving melody.
The other pieces on this disc are also wonderful, especially the Korngold. ... Read More
Rating: - Transport to Heaven via Violin
Brilliant music played by a brilliant musician. I put it on the CD player in my office when I'm having a tough day and it makes all the annoyance fade away!
Rating: - Sweetest sounding Heifetz - 1950s mono RCAs
Heifetz tended to play monochromatically in the 30s and faster in the 60s (ala Toscanini). In the early half of the 1950s, he performed at his peak (which is the creme de la creme of violinists). His tone had an harmonic richness and variety coupled with his incendiary technique. This is the best of Heifetz (the Korngold is tops, better than any other recording). Try his Beethoven Kreutzer with Moseiwitch for a similar experience (warning, the RCA release favors Heifetz and is more accurate playing, the ... Read More
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